Rivière Qui Barre facts for kids
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Riviere Qui Barre
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 Riviere Qui Barre
Location in Alberta
Riviere Qui Barre
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Sturgeon County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 91 |
| • Density | 155.6/km2 (403/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Rivière Qui Barre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within Sturgeon County. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 44, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Edmonton's city limits. It was founded in 1885 by French-speaking settlers, adding a post office in 1895. The name is the French translation of Kipohtakaw (“river that bars the way”), the Cree name of the nearby river.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riviere Qui Barre recorded a population of 91 living in 36 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of 506.7% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 156.9/km2 (406/sq mi) in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière Qui Barre recorded 15 people living in four of the hamlet's six total private dwellings. With a land area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi) in 2016.
